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Poetry special: Book of the week podcasthttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/audio/2009/jul/23/poetry-poet-laureate
In a Book of the week poetry special, Claire Armitstead talks to Ledbury festival winner Mick Wood and discusses this week's Forward prize shortlists with Sarah Crown and Nicholas Wroe<p>It's been a busy few weeks for poetry. On this week's programme, Claire Armitstead talks to Sarah Crown and Forward prize judge Nicholas Wroe about the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/23/forward-poetry-prize-shortlist">2009 Forward shortlists</a>, announced yesterday, and the latest projects from the newly-annointed poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy – which include the launch of a prize, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/09/duffy-ted-hughes-award">the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry</a>, and the curation of a collection of war poems from some of our finest contemorary poets, showcased this week in the Guardian. </p><p>Mick Wood, the winner of this year's Ledbury Festival poetry competition, also comes in to the studio to read his winning poem, <a href="http://www.poetry-festival.com/poetry-competition-2008.html">"Trashbots"</a>, and discuss poetry, politics and what you can create with a cereal packet.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/audio/2009/jul/23/poetry-poet-laureate">Continue reading...</a>CultureBooksPoetryCarol Ann DuffyPoet laureateFri, 24 Jul 2009 11:37:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/audio/2009/jul/23/poetry-poet-laureatePhotograph: Murdo MacleodDon Paterson, shortlisted for his new collection, Rain. Photograph: Guardian/Murdo Macleod Photograph: Murdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodPhotograph: Murdo MacleodDon Paterson, shortlisted for his new collection, Rain. Photograph: Guardian/Murdo Macleod Photograph: Murdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodClaire Armitstead2009-07-24T11:37:19Z